Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:26 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min6:50 am – 4:32 pm
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People1,432 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.3421 householdsMedian household income $77,986Median home value $241,300Median rent $777 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,082 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 597 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, manufacturing 16%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 47 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F53 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days44 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksJersey Miniery Zinc Company Lakelake · 3.0 miNiagara Island (historical)island · 3.5 miNiagara Shoalsrapids · 3.6 miSullivans Islandisland · 4.4 miCordell Hull Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miBattery Knobpeak · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCordell Hull Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.5 mi · 29,264 acresSmith County Soccer Complexrecreation area · 5.0 miCordell Hull Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 14,523 acresEdgar Evinsstate park · 9.9 mi · 6,310 acresCenter Hill Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.2 mi · 40,398 acresCordell Hull Refugestate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 2,603 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200741 mi away, near Spencer, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200741 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSmith County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively LowStrong wind Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 357 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, TN, 17 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSmith Utility Districtserves 8,913 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level29 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation795 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverview Regional Medical Center6.0 miPost officeElmwood Post Office1.6 miTown hallSouth Carthage Municipal Building5.6 miPoliceSmith County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationFork River Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryForks River Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA46 miInterstateI-404.5 miUS highwayUS 70Nunder a mileCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38560 ZIP area.
